SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Vermont (5-3-1, 0-1-0 AE) struck twice on penalty kicks, but Syracuse (5-4-1, 1-2-0 ACC) took a 5-2 victory at home on Tuesday night at SU Soccer Stadium.
 
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Syracuse went on the offensive early with a pair of goals in the first eight minutes. Giona Leibold scored the first goal for the Orange in the third minute. Colin Biros then put 'Cuse up two early in the eighth minute.
• The Catamounts cut the lead in the 12th minute on Nacho Lerech's fourth goal of the season. The Vermont forward drew a hard foul in the 18-yard box and converted on his second penalty kick of the season.
• Syracuse quickly retook a two-goal lead in the 13th minute on Francesco Pagano's third goal of the season.
• Matt Black netted his second goal of the season in the 55th minute after earning Vermont's second penalty kick of the night. The graduate student sent a kick that beat Lucas Daunhauer (6 saves) in the lower right corner to pulled Vermont back to within a goal.
• The Orange quickly countered with a goal from Max Kent in the 59th minute to regain another two-goal lead. Curt Calov added one more tally in the 83rd minute for Syracuse's final goal of the night.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Nate Silveira had four saves in goal for the Catamounts.
• Lerech had a team-high four shots on goal in 63 minutes played.
• Black's penalty kick in the second half was Vermont's third of the season.
• Alex Nagy and Mujtaba Mirhasan had two shots for the Catamounts. Mirhasan made his collegiate debut.

UP NEXT
Vermont returns home to Virtue Field on Saturday, October 2 to face conference foe UMBC at 11 a.m. The America East battle will also kick off the Morgan Stanley Peter Baldwin Community Youth Soccer Weekend. Tickets are available for purchase at UVMAthletics.com/Tickets or at the Gutterson Fieldhouse Box Office on gameday.  
 
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